Israeli Mosaic
-
Iraq N' Roll
Doc, 52 min, miniDV, 2011Written and Directed by: Gili Gaon
Produced by: Dani Haimovich - Station Films Ltd.
Sponsored by: Israel Channel 2, Gesher Foundation, Avi Chai Foundation
Language: Hebrew & Arabic with English subtitles
In an attempt to bridge time, space and culture, Israeli rock musician Dudu Tassa takes on the original music of his grandfather who was one of the leading musicians in the early 20th century in Iraq. A grandson and the weight of history – a story about the power of music and its ability to heal a family’s pain.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Who Shot My Father?
Doc, 71 min, 2011Written & Directed by: Liora Amir Barmatz
Produced by: Zvia Weizman, Aviva Stern
Sponsored by: IBA TV Channel 1, Israel
Languages: Hebrew and English with English subtitles
Israeli Air Force Attaché Colonel Joe Alon was assassinated near his Washington D.C. home in 1973. 38 years later, the case remains unsolved.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Longing
Doc, 60 min, 2011Written and Directed by: Effi Banay
Produced by: Yehuda Bitton - Y. Bitton Productions
Sponsored by: The Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts, The Gesher Foundation & The Second Authority for Television & Radio, Zochrot Organization
Language: Hebrew, Farsi & Arabic with English subtitles
The journey of a man into the depths of his past and into the roots of his yearning for a place which was and is no more.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
God and Me
Doc, 52 min, miniDV, 2011Directed by: Nati Adler
Produced by: Hai Kaana and Nati Adler
Sponsored by: Israel Channel 8
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
After experiencing a medical event that almost led to his death, the director, Nati Adler goes back in time – to the night he met God.
DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
The Human Turbine
Doc, 54 min, 2010, Color, DigibetaWritten & Directed by: Danny Verete
Produced by: Yehuda Bitton
Sponsored by: Channel 8-Israel & Gesher Multicultural Film Fund
Language: Hebrew & Arabic with English / French subtitles
The attempts to harness wind and solar energy for the benefit of the residents of the Palestinian village of Susia. Working through action, rather than through protest, a group of determined individuals demonstrates how they are figuratively and literally lighting up lives.
DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Loving Sophia
Doc, 54 min, & 72 min, color/ black&white, 2010Directed and produced by: Ohad Itach
Sponsored by: MAKOR Foundation and YES Doco
Language: Hebrew and Russian with English, French or Russian subtitles
The dark corners of growing up as a new immigrant are powerfully explored in this intense documentary. Sophie's wrenching journey into darkness is strikingly documented as her decent into drugs and prostitution leads not only to a powerful film, but to the possibility of moving on.
DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
I Was There in Color
doc, 55 min, Digibeta, Color, 2010Directed by: Avishai Kfir - Rei Communications Ltd.
Produced by: Itzhak Rubin
Sponsored by: IBA Channel 1-Israel & The Rabinovich Foundation – Cinema Project
Language: English narration
Extraordinary, never before seen footage of Israel’s History in color.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
When Israel Went Out
Doc 82 min, 2010Director: Meni Elias
Producer: Micha Shagrir - Shiba Communications
Languages: Hebrew and Amharic with English subtitles
Eight Israelis, Ethiopian and native-born--return in late 2009 to retrace their treacherous trek from Ethiopia to Israel. Exploring the meaning of their ancestry, the physical struggle of the voyage and the emotional journey of changing an identity.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90